Firefighters Rescue 69-Year-Old in Downtown LA Apartment Fire

Downtown LA: On Friday, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to an apartment fire in downtown LA. A man was severely burned in the fire incident.
The Los Angeles Fire Department reports that the fire started on the third floor of a building in the 500 block of E. Seventh Street shortly after 5:30 a.m.
The fire department said that the firefighters were able to put out the fire within just 15 minutes of reporting.
The 69-year-old man who was the victim reportedly had 30% of his body burned severely in the second degree. He was in critical condition when brought to a neighboring hospital.
There was no additional injury information available. The authorities have started an investigation to find the cause of the fire.